![]() I can exchange experiences with you on equal terms. I greet you! I bid you welcome, as I would god. The mantra expresses that no matter where you come from, then I respect the path you have chosen. The concept, Namo Narayan, is fundamental in that part of Indian culture where yoga is kept alive. Sects very seldom arise in India with that negative interpretation known in the West. ![]() ![]() You avoid sectarian and know-all "supporter-clubs" around the gurus. The use of Namo Narayan is also important for society. Here, in fact, it is permitted and acceptable to surrender to one teaching and one teacher, when you are serious about self-realisation. It ensures that one does not, from fear of missing out on something, run from one teacher and method to the next, without ever confronting the whole of oneself. For the individual, this greeting means that superficiality is eliminated. ![]() This custom expresses a tolerance which is unique to India – and very important for the preservation of a very special spiritual tradition. Namo Narayan is a mantra, which yogis, swamis and others use, when they greet disciples of another guru. Namo Narayan – Swamiji! After five years of fire meditation, Swami Satyananda broke the isolation and invited people to Satsang Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life ![]()
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